Commander of the Israeli Air Force
Highest-ranking officer of the Israeli Air Force
Commander of the Israeli Air Force | |
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מפקדי חיל האוויר | |
Incumbent Tomer Bar since 4 April 2022 | |
Israeli Air Force | |
Reports to | Chief of the General Staff |
Formation | May 1948 |
First holder | Yisrael Amir |
The Commander of the Israeli Air Force (Hebrew: מפקדי חיל האוויר) is the head and highest-ranking officer of the Israeli Air Force, and has operational control and is responsible for overall operations of the air force. The current Commander Tomer Bar.
List of officeholders
No. | Picture | Name | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Ref. |
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1 | Amir, YisraelYisrael Amir (1902–2002) | May 1948 | July 1948 | 2 months | [1] | |
2 | Remez, AharonAharon Remez (1919–1994) | July 1948 | December 1950 | 2 years, 5 months | [1] | |
3 | Shamir, ShlomoShlomo Shamir (1915–2009) | December 1950 | August 1951 | 8 months | [1] | |
4 | Laskov, HaimHaim Laskov (1919–1982) | August 1951 | May 1953 | 1 year, 9 months | [1] | |
5 | Tolkowsky, DanDan Tolkowsky (born 1921) | May 1953 | July 1958 | 5 years, 2 months | [1] | |
6 | Weizman, EzerEzer Weizman (1924–2005) | July 1958 | April 1966 | 7 years, 9 months | [1] | |
7 | Hod, MordechaiMordechai Hod (1926–2003) | April 1966 | May 1973 | 7 years, 1 month | [1] | |
8 | Peled, BennyBenny Peled (1928–2002) | May 1973 | October 1977 | 4 years, 5 months | [1] | |
9 | Ivry, DavidDavid Ivry (born 1934) | October 1977 | December 1982 | 5 years, 2 months | [1] | |
10 | Lapidot, AmosAmos Lapidot (1934–2019) | December 1982 | September 1987 | 4 years, 9 months | [1] | |
11 | Ben, AvihuAvihu Ben-Nun (born 1939) | September 1987 | January 1992 | 4 years, 4 months | [1] | |
12 | Bodinger, HerzlHerzl Bodinger (born 1943) | January 1992 | July 1996 | 4 years, 6 months | [1] | |
13 | Eliyahu, EitanEitan Ben Eliyahu (born 1944) | July 1996 | April 2000 | 3 years, 9 months | [1] | |
14 | Halutz, DanDan Halutz (born 1948) | April 2000 | April 2004 | 4 years | [1] | |
15 | Shkedi, EliezerEliezer Shkedi (born 1957) | April 2004 | May 2008 | 4 years, 1 month | [1] | |
16 | Nehoshtan, IdoIdo Nehoshtan (born 1957) | May 2008 | May 2012 | 4 years | [1] | |
17 | Eshel, AmirAmir Eshel (born 1959) | May 2012 | August 2017 | 5 years, 3 months | [1] | |
18 | Eshel, AmirAmikam Norkin (born 1966) | August 2017 | April 2022 | 4 years, 8 months | [2] | |
19 | Norkin, AmikamTomer Bar (born 1969) | April 2022 | Incumbent | 2 years | [3] |
See also
- Commander of the Navy (Israel)
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Israel Air Force: Commanders-in-Chief". JEWISH VIRTUAL LIBRARY. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ Gal Perl Finkel, IDF promotes officers who think outside the box, but still follow the line, The Jerusalem Post, June 18, 2018.
- ^ Ahronheim, Anna (2021-07-05). "New IAF commander announced: Tomer Bar - IDF". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
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Commander of the Israeli Air Force
- Amir (1948)
- Remez (1948–50)
- Shamir (1950–51)
- Laskov (1951–53)
- Tolkowsky (1953–58)
- Weizman (1958–66)
- Hod (1966–73)
- Peled (1973–77)
- Ivry (1977–82)
- Lapidot (1982–87)
- Ben-Nun (1987–92)
- Bodinger (1992–96)
- Ben Eliyahu (1996–2000)
- Halutz (2000–04)
- Shkedi (2004–08)
- Nehoshtan (2008–12)
- Eshel (2012–17)
- Norkin (2017–22)
- Bar (2022–)